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The stones are not like kidney stones. Majority of kidney stones are calcium oxilate, which means they hold their form when grasped and respond to breaking up by ultrasound. Gallbladder stones are like wet sand, they fall apart when grabbing them, meaning we can’t open up the GB and just pull th...

I have a 2017 f150 super crew with a 6.5 bed. Back seat has more room than the Tahoe/yukon my wife drives. Have 2 car seats in there no problem. Only issue is someone sitting between then has to sit sideways. Like others have said, 10-speed transmission is an issue. It seems to have trouble deci...

Lots of research by the drug company determines the correct dosing....

[quote]PS - I also feel like there is going to be another gotcha to this story.[/quote] ABC news mentioned that the biohazard crew was supposed to start cleaning the house on Friday but was turned away due to “a major break in the case.” ...

I saw 2 chargers drag racing down a busy surface street during morning traffic today. Just shook my head. A med student tried imply the premise of the article one day. I quickly corrected her. I said, “it’s not a racial issue, it’s a socioeconomic issue, and not the way you think. People are poo...

Papillary and follicular are usually not bad actors. Anaplastic and medullary are very bad actors. For papillary, treatment will depend on size of nodule, and if there is evidence of spread to nodes in your neck. Usually, if less than 4cm and no evidence in other side or in lymph nodes, they...

[quote]Sounds like the first one tried all the safe sex practices most americans do, and ended up pregnant anyway. I dont blame her.[/quote] I’m calling BS on this. We are supposed to believe she did both of these and got pregnant, which is a 0.02% probability (or 0.18% probability if she were ta...

[quote]The idea that it’s impossible for a provider to know the contract rate for a procedure is not valid. That’s terrible business. Are you telling me that providers are signing contracts with insurance companies that lock the provider into an unknown price to be determined by the insurance compan...

[quote]The following statements are contradictory: [/quote] Nah, not really. And I completely agree that wouldn’t fly in most other industries. And I wish it wasn’t that way in medicine!!! But alas, that’s the system we have thanks to government intervention. My contract with an insurer doesn...

[quote]Where did you get this total cost from? Is it the same if Medicare paid it? Is it the same if a different insurer paid it? Is it the same if you'd have cash in hand[/quote] Yes, it’s the same, thanks to government. Not all of this is directed at you. I’ve made it through 3 pages, ha...